Where does “seapán” come from?
seapán (Irish) comes from English Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
seapán (Irish): japan
Ancestry of “seapán”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Japan | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Japan | — |
| 3 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 4 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |